: Inspector Ignasi Requesens leads the inquiry into the priest's death, uncovering a complex personality that few really knew.
: Reviewers from Hanska describe the setting as a "dark and literary gothic" recreation of early 20th-century Barcelona.
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: The novel is praised for its ability to make readers empathize with protagonists in a relatively short thriller (approx. 288 pages).
: Critics from Marta entre Libros noted an evolution in Ballesteros' prose, describing it as agile yet thoughtful. : Inspector Ignasi Requesens leads the inquiry into
La ciudad y el perdón is a historical thriller by Fernando García Ballesteros , published in 2022. It is the third installment in his "Barcelona 1909" trilogy, following El crimen del Liceo and Muerte en el laberinto .
: The book explores the tension between the ruling elite and the working class, with the Church caught in the middle. 288 pages)
The story is set in Barcelona in November 1909, shortly after the violent events of the Tragic Week (Semana Trágica).